Attackers Ambush Police Convoy in Nigeria's Zamfara State: At Least 8 Killed, 5 Rifles Seized
ABUJA — Attackers killed at least eight security personnel in an ambush on a police convoy in Nigeria's northwestern Zamfara State on Tuesday, local vigilante officials told Reuters, in a region where kidnappings and attacks are common.
The dead included five police officers and three members of the Zamfara Community Protection Guard (CPG), a state-backed vigilante outfit supporting security operations, vigilante commandant Lawal Haruna said. CPG member Abubakar Isa said the attackers struck near Gidan-Giye village in Tsafe Local Government Area, firing on a 15-seater bus carrying the security team and destroying the vehicle.
Police later recovered the bodies of five officers, rescued seven others and evacuated two wounded officers for treatment, according to a police statement. Police said the attackers seized five AK-47 rifles. A police officer told Reuters the attackers abducted some officers, though authorities have yet to confirm how many remain missing.
Source: Reuters
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Photo: 尼日利亚扎姆法拉州首府古绍镇景。Gusau, the capital of Zamfara State, Nigeria. 摄影 Photo: Gwanki，CC0，经 Wikimedia Commons
